Blockchain and cryptocurrencies exploded on the scene a few years ago, with Bitcoin booming and busting in 2017. Since then, things have been quieter in that space. But behind the scenes some cool innovations are happening. Today we talk about three of them.
Mirror Neurons are a cluster of cells in our brains that fire both when you take an action, but also when you see someone else take an action. These cells give us an accelerated ability to learn, and may play a part in empathy.
We hear a lot about carbon dioxide in discussions about climate change, but it’s not the main driving factor when it comes to the warming of the atmosphere. That’s something else entirely.
Maybe you drink Four Loko and think you’re bad. But kids used to drink wine mixed with cocaine.
The strange history of cocaine and soft drinks, and how one of the most maligned drugs in the world became that way.
Black holes are a singularity from which nothing can escape, even light. A white hole is the opposite. A singularity that nothing can reach. In other words – a black hole reversed in time.
They’re theoretical and have never been seen, but according to the physics, they could exist.
Our culture and mythology is littered with unknown creatures and monsters, known as cryptids. While most are misidentified animals or tall tales, there are some that could actually exist. Here are 5 of them.
The Orang Pendek is a human-like primate thought to exist in Indonesia with a strangely human face – thought to possibly be a new species of orangutan.
The Nunda is a large cat species thought to live in Tanzania. It was blamed for a series of deaths in the 1920s.
The Dobhar-chú is a predatory otter-like sea creature from Ireland primarily around Sraheens Lough in County Mayo.
The Chupacabra is famous at this point for raiding livestock in the Southwest US and Mexico. Chupacabra means “Goat Sucker” in Spanish.
The Acurinis are thought to be an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon. What makes them different is they apparently have a very out of place European look to them. Their possible existence spawned many legends of a lost tribe.
Visible light is only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum, but some people see more of it than others. Let’s take a look at why.
Kaspar Hauser is an enigma that has puzzled historians for nearly 200 years. From his sudden appearance in Nuremberg in 1828, his origins – and untimely death – are shrouded in mystery.
Imagine if getting into space were as easy as a plane flight?
One of the most promising technologies is an engine called SABRE that would enable a plane to climb all the way into space.
And the space plane attached to that engine could be the Skylon Space Plane from Reaction Engines. But does it have the right stuff?
